Officer in a Red Coat
Medium
Watercolor on ivory in gold locket
Dimensions
1 1/4 x 1 1/16 in. (3.2 x 3.5 cm)
Classification
Painting, miniature
Culture
Irish
Department
The American Wing
Museum
Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, NY
Credit
Gift of Gloria Manney, 2006
Accession Number
2006.235.156
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About this artwork
This miniature portrait depicts a British military officer in the distinctive red coat that characterized British Army uniforms during the Revolutionary War era. Executed in watercolor on ivory, the work measures a mere one and one-quarter by one and one-sixteenth inches, demonstrating the remarkable technical precision required for miniature painting. John Ramage renders the officer's features with meticulous detail despite the diminutive scale, capturing both the individual's likeness and the ...
About the Artist
John Ramage · 1748–1842
Ireland ca. 1748–1802 Montreal